wiganlad123
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not long off now ladies and gentleman! are we excited ?? 
Wigan Athletic (Home) Match Thread (3 Viewers)
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SlowerThanPlatt
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Nick you need to stop predicting that 4-1 win, we haven't won a game since you've started predicting it!
It's supposed to be a belting day, perfect for pub gardens and falling asleep in the sun at the footie !
letsallsingtogether
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I will go for a home win.
We usually win the first home game of the season when I am on holiday and unable to attend.
I will be listening carefully from beach bar, much to the wife's disapproval.
PUSB
We usually win the first home game of the season when I am on holiday and unable to attend.
I will be listening carefully from beach bar, much to the wife's disapproval.
PUSB
kg82
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That's excellent news. First game of the season, sun, heat, beer... Who can resist!
The other 97 % of Coventry it seems !
kg82
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Ah yes, that's the one!
Manchester_sky_blue
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0-0 Draw written all over it............
wiganlad123
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you have some real negative supporters haha i thought we were bad!
LJC_CCFC
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Round these parts we just call them 'supporters', the negativity is embedded soon after birth.
Juggernaut
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Would go with a diamond, no point in playing width as we have no wingers.
Burge; Willis, Ricketts, Reda, Haynes; Vincelot, O'Brien, Fleck, Maddison; Tudgay, Armstrong.
1-3 loss.
Burge; Willis, Ricketts, Reda, Haynes; Vincelot, O'Brien, Fleck, Maddison; Tudgay, Armstrong.
1-3 loss.
covcity4life
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Stokes has to start above Haynes. Last season he was getting to byline consistently, has a good cross and also threatens to score goals with his headers. Link up play with strikers not bad either. Defo has to improve vs trickery wingers tho
All that with no preseason with a proper league club? Think stokes could do v well this year personally.
Give Haynes the league cup and jpt to see if he can force hus way in.
All that with no preseason with a proper league club? Think stokes could do v well this year personally.
Give Haynes the league cup and jpt to see if he can force hus way in.
stupot07
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We've played 4231 all pre season so can't see Mowbray going 2 up top.
With Swanson injured, and I think Stokes had a knock last week, I think it will be
------------Burge
Willis Ricketts Johnson Haynes
------Vincelot--fleck
Job------Maddison----Lameires
-----------Tudguy
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With Swanson injured, and I think Stokes had a knock last week, I think it will be
------------Burge
Willis Ricketts Johnson Haynes
------Vincelot--fleck
Job------Maddison----Lameires
-----------Tudguy
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NorthernWisdom
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Right, I'm going on here, bored of all the endless repetitive shite.
Will be interesting to see how we set up; are we going to be positive this season, go for goals, or are we more likely to try and scrape the occasional goal and attempt to frustrate the opposition?
Don't think opposition matters first game of the season, we could be playing Chelsea or Chester, it's a clean slate and every team starts with a certain amount of unknown about it.
Personally, I'd rather we aimed to win every game but accepted that the consequence of this might mean we miss out on draws now and again as we push beyond our limits. Am bored of scratching around, and the best (half!) seasons in recent times have been Black's and Pressley's, where at least the teams tried to bloody score. Hell, Robins did the same thinking about it.
Go on Mowbray, have faith and transmit it to the players - I'll forgive you a defeat if I see positive intent.
Will be interesting to see how we set up; are we going to be positive this season, go for goals, or are we more likely to try and scrape the occasional goal and attempt to frustrate the opposition?
Don't think opposition matters first game of the season, we could be playing Chelsea or Chester, it's a clean slate and every team starts with a certain amount of unknown about it.
Personally, I'd rather we aimed to win every game but accepted that the consequence of this might mean we miss out on draws now and again as we push beyond our limits. Am bored of scratching around, and the best (half!) seasons in recent times have been Black's and Pressley's, where at least the teams tried to bloody score. Hell, Robins did the same thinking about it.
Go on Mowbray, have faith and transmit it to the players - I'll forgive you a defeat if I see positive intent.
Otis
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SkyBlue_Bear83
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We've played 4231 all pre season so can't see Mowbray going 2 up top.
With Swanson injured, and I think Stokes had a knock last week, I think it will be
------------Burge
Willis Ricketts Johnson Haynes
------Vincelot--fleck
Job------Maddison----Lameires
-----------Tudguy
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Has Armstrong and Tudgay been available at the same time though for most of the preseason?
I've got a feeling Armstrong and Tudgay may both start, with Tudgay being the focal point and Armstrong playing just behind and off him. Got a feeling either Maddison or JOB will be on the bench
Johhny Blue
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CCFC_Charlie
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1-1 or 0-2 to Wigan. Not very confident at all.
stupot07
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Not for most of pre-season, no but you would have thought he'd have started them both against Oxford, rather than starting Armstrong and swapping him for Tudguy. JOB and Maddison will start, perhaps he'll shunt Armstrong out on the left and drop Lameires?
I guess we'll see around 2pm tomorrow.
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SkyBlue_Bear83
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Not for most of pre-season, no but you would have thought he'd have started them both against Oxford, rather than starting Armstrong and swapping him for Tudguy. JOB and Maddison will start, perhaps he'll shunt Armstrong out on the left and drop Lameires?
I guess we'll see around 2pm tomorrow.
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It could have just been a case of managing the players minutes, Tudgay had missed the previous week through illness and maybe Mowbray didn't want him to play more than say 20 minutes.
For some reason I just reckon both will start
Philosorapter
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After the escape from relegation last year, the change in manager really showed in where we finished. I would agree to build a side will take more then one season, and like any other sport this is going to be result driven, and not didn't we do well after losing 3-0 with a bizarre 10 minutes within the game.
This 11,000 attendance as a break even point is probably the most interesting statistic that has came out pre-season. If the attendance goes above 11,000 then this means 50% of this revenue gets ploughed back into the playing squad. I remember reading (I believe in the Telegraph) Waggot saying something along these lines. Seeing how unsuccessful CCFC has been over the past decade or two, I would say the only people left going to the Ricoh are die hard fans at the moment, and any string of successive wins in the top half of the table or cup runs will lead to higher gates.
The new season starts today, league table and all. This is not going to be a sprint but a marathon and success will be measured in our position within the table. We have a budget from our overlords which people have agreed on as being enough for a top half finish, and add to this the Mowbray factor of a 40% win rate (ish) and the choosing of his own players within this budget should at least make the season interesting.
I am looking forward to this forthcoming season. I see many positives in what could happen. I believe we can only judge the strength of the squad verses other teams after around ten games or so.
The only thing I miss is not being able to listen to local commentary being outside the local area. There must be someway for people to relay this on given the wonders of modern technology.
3-0 to the City by the way.
PUSB
This 11,000 attendance as a break even point is probably the most interesting statistic that has came out pre-season. If the attendance goes above 11,000 then this means 50% of this revenue gets ploughed back into the playing squad. I remember reading (I believe in the Telegraph) Waggot saying something along these lines. Seeing how unsuccessful CCFC has been over the past decade or two, I would say the only people left going to the Ricoh are die hard fans at the moment, and any string of successive wins in the top half of the table or cup runs will lead to higher gates.
The new season starts today, league table and all. This is not going to be a sprint but a marathon and success will be measured in our position within the table. We have a budget from our overlords which people have agreed on as being enough for a top half finish, and add to this the Mowbray factor of a 40% win rate (ish) and the choosing of his own players within this budget should at least make the season interesting.
I am looking forward to this forthcoming season. I see many positives in what could happen. I believe we can only judge the strength of the squad verses other teams after around ten games or so.
The only thing I miss is not being able to listen to local commentary being outside the local area. There must be someway for people to relay this on given the wonders of modern technology.
3-0 to the City by the way.
PUSB
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SlowerThanPlatt
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Nick/Mark could we possibly unpin this thread? It seems myself and many posters have missed this thread because it's right at the top of the page.
Anyway, 2-0 City today.
Anyway, 2-0 City today.
skybluegod
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Think a 1-0 win today with tudgay getting the goal.
Great_Expectations
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Based on the formation TM has favoured pre season, coupled with the players available, I think we will line up as below:
Burge
Willis Ricketts Johnson Stokes
Vincelot Fleck
JOB Armstrong Lameries
Tudgay
All things considered, the line up could be worse. Plus we have Maddison as am impact sub available.
The line up also highlights our need for a striker and at least one, but ideally two, wingers.
Burge
Willis Ricketts Johnson Stokes
Vincelot Fleck
JOB Armstrong Lameries
Tudgay
All things considered, the line up could be worse. Plus we have Maddison as am impact sub available.
The line up also highlights our need for a striker and at least one, but ideally two, wingers.
